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FLOODPLAINMANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

KEEPING OUR HEADSABOVE WATER

SEPT. 2-5, 2014 ~ SANTA CLARA, CA

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Conference Co-Chair Biographies Page 7

Conference Floorplan Page 8

Floodplan Management Association Awards Page 10

Program at a Glance Page 10

Tuesday, September 2 Page 15

Wednesday, September 3 Page 17

Thursday, September 4 Page 21

Friday, September 5 Page 28

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Gregor Blackburn has been the FEMA Region IX Branch Chief for the Floodplain Management and Flood Insurance Branch of the Mitigation Division since 2007. Before that (1996-2007) he was a floodplain Community Compliance Officer for the entire State of Nevada, and portions of California. He was also the Region IX coordinator for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant program which assisted communities to reduce or eliminate the risk of repetitive flood losses. He has been involved in over twenty disaster response activities; ranging from floods, earthquakes, fires, and hurricanes throughout the United States. He is a Certified Floodplain Manager, and serves as Vice-Chair of the Emergency Preparedness and Safety Commission of his hometown of Pacifica, CA.

Gregor earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in American Studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz (1980). He attended Golden Gate University, School of Law from 1989 to 1991. He joined FEMA in 1992.

Thomas Stephen Plummer P.E., President, CEO of Civil Engineering Solutions, Inc. Thomas Plummer founded Civil Engineering Solutions, Inc. in December of 1995 to provide engineering services and to produce engineering software. Mr. Plummer’s main field of expertise is Hydraulics, Hydrology and computer applications in Civil Engineering. Under his direct supervision as President, Civil Engineering Solutions, Inc. has grown to become a valuable resource in the “drainage related” specialty.

Mr. Plummer has over 24 years of professional experience, mostly related to managing and performing hydrologic engineering studies. Mr. Plummer Chair of the Board of Director’s for the Floodplain Management Association. Mr. Plummer has served on the Board of Director’s since 2005.

Norma Camacho has more than 25 years of long-range planning, program development, finance, and capital projects experience. Most recently she was the director of the Ventura County Watershed Protection District, directing day-to-day operations of a 142-person organization with a budget of $59 million. Prior to that position she served in the Ventura County Executive Office as deputy executive director of finance and budgets. Camacho holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering (structural) from Stanford University. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Public Works Association, and currently serves as vice-chair of the County Engineers Association of California Flood Control Committee.

Rohin Saleh, Supervising Civil Engineer, Watershed Planning Section, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. Rohin Saleh is a supervising civil engineer with over 25 years of experience with the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. He possesses a Master Degree in Water Resource Engineering and is a Certified Flood Plain Manager (CFM). He is in charge of the District’s Flood Control and Watershed Planning Section and manages a staff of 9 people. Rohin has a strong background in hydrology and hydraulic modeling, including large-scale drainage master plan studies, flood reduction planning and FEMA flood plain analysis.

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Communication and Outreach AwardMarin MapMarin General Services Authority

Communication and Outreach AwardNevadaFloods.org

Award for ExcellenceCentral Valley Hydrology StudyCA Department of Water ResourcesU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District

Hogg-Owen Award for Meritorious Achievement in the Floodplain Management AssociationTom SmytheLake County Water Resources Department

Hogg-Owen Award for Meritorious Achievement in the Floodplain Management AssociationSurprise

Karl Mohr Distinguished Service Award for National ActivitiesPeter Rabbon, Special Assistant, National Flood Risk Management Program, Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Andy Lee Award for Extraordinary Public Service for State ActivitiesKirby EverheartCalOESIntegrated Flood Management Award

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Floodplain Manager of the YearConnie Perkins, Floodplain Administrator and CRS Coordinator, City of Sacramento

2014 FLOODPLAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AWARDS Sara Agahi - County of San Diego

Gregor Blackburn - Federal Emergency Management ServicesChris Bowles - cbec eco engineeringDennis Bowling - Rick Engineering CompanyGeorge Booth - County of Sacramento Dept. of Water ResourcesNorma Camacho - Santa Clara Valley Water DistrictChristy Chung - Santa Clara Valley Water DistrictAndrea Clark - Downey Brand LLPEric Clyde - MWH Americas, Inc.William Croyle - California Department of Water ResourcesSara Duckler - Santa Clara Valley Water DistrictJames Eto - California Department of Water ResourcesMark Forest - HDR Engineering, Inc.Vince Geronimo - AECOMPal Hegedus - Kimley-Horn and AssociatesLiang Lee - Santa Clara Valley Water DistrictKenneth Leep - Atkins North AmericaMaria Lorenzo Lee - California Department of Water ResourcesBrian Mendenhall - Santa Clara Valley Water DistrictSalomon Miranda - California Department of Water ResourcesBecky Money - KleinfelderMike Nowlan - Wood Rodgers, Inc.Robin Palmer - Nevada Division of Water ResourcesRicardo Pineda - California Department of Water ResourcesThomas Plummer - Civil Engineering Solutions, Inc.John Powderly - City of West SacramentoBrian Rowley - AtkinsJeanne Ruefer - Tetra Tech, Inc.Rohin Saleh - Alameda County Public Works AgencyKathleen Schaefer - Federal Emergency Management ServicesMark Seits - HDR Engineering, Inc.Lise Shannon - Schaaf and WheelerEric Simmons - Federal Emergency Management ServicesJudy Soutiere - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento DistrictSusan Tatayon -The Nature ConservancyMartin Teal - WEST Consultants, Inc.Andrew Trelease - Clark County Regional Flood Control DistrictBrian Trushinski - Ventura County Watershed Protection DistrictCarol Tyau - Hawaii Dept. Land & Natural Res.Carl Walker - City of Roseville

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TUESDAY, September 2, 2014 WEDNESDAY, September 3, 2014

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Lobby West Registration

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.Ballroom ABC Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Santa Clara Ballroom Plenary: Keeping Our Heads Above Water –ADAPT Now or PAY Later

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.Ballroom ABC Break

CONCURRENT SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIUM

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.Bay Shore Panel: Floodplain Management Considerations in Dam SafetyCypress Panel: Floodplain Management for Elected Officials Ballroom D Panel: Implementing and Financing the California Water Action Panel: Perspectives on Water Management Priorities and Investments in CaliforniaTechnical Sessions: MaIgnolia Appreciate the Sediment-Geomorphic Concerns in Flood Protection and Multi-Objective Floodplain Management Projects Ballroom E Forecasting Your Way to Keeping Your Head Above WaterBallroom F Public Engagement and Risk MapBallroom G Overcoming CVFED Modeling ChallengesBallroom H Levee Improvement Projects Lessons Learned (from ROW to ESA)

AWARDS LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE SPEECH

12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.Santa Clara Ballroom Congresswoman Jackie Speier

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Ballroom D Panel: Perspectives on Water Management Priorities and Investments in CaliforniaCypress Panel: Non-NFIP Flood Insurance: What If We Floated Our Own Boat?Bay Shore Panel: “Bringing Home the Bacon,” Where to Find Funding for Your Unfunded ProjectMagnolia Panel: Sediment Management in the Bay - Some Want It, Don’t Have It - Some Have It, Don’t Want It - How Do We Turn Someone’s Liability into an Asset?

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Lobby West Registration

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Ballroom Continental BreakfastCD Foyer

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIUM

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Ballroom F What is New in HEC-RAS 5.

10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.Ballroom H Community Rating System Workshop

10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Magnolia CFM Certification Refresher Course Saratoga Community Rating System (CRS) One on One Appointments

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Ballroom D Flood Insurance Frenzy Amidst Legislative Reform (Repeat) 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Ballroom G Communicating Value: From Idea to ImplementationBallroom F 2-D Modeling – Do You Know What You Don’t Know?Ballroom E Using HEC-RAS? Well, Don’t Do These Things!

3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Ballroom H Community Rating System: Throwing You a Life Preserver to the Rising Cost of Flood Insurance

OPENING RECEPTION & POSTER SESSION

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.Ballroom ABC


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7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Lobby West Registration

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.Ballroom ABC Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.Ballroom D FMA Membership Meeting

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Cypress Panel: Resilience for the Region - Nature Based Flood ResiliencyBallroom D Panel: Extreme Precipitation in the SF Bay Area – Forecasting and Preparing for an Atmospheric RiverBay Shore Panel: Water Resources Reform Development Act 2014 - Opportunities for Federal Reengagement in Flood ControlTechnical Sessions: Magnolia Achieving Multi-Benefit and Sustainable Flood Management in California’s Central ValleyBallroom E Demonstration Special Sponsor- Hydronia, LLC: RiverFlow2D MODEL DEMONSTRATION: The 2D model for all flooding applicationsBallroom F Ways to Tell if You Are Keeping Your Head Above WaterBallroom G Variety of Ways to Successfully Use 2D ModelsBallroom H Technology for Floodplain Administrators to Use in Identifying and Communication of Flood Risk in the CommunityCamino Real Meet the Federal Emergency Management Agency

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Ballroom D Panel: Planning for Future Hazards: Using and Understanding Sea Level Rise and Shoreline Change Data and ToolsCypress Panel: Going Natural: Incorporating Nature in Climate Change AdaptationBay Shore Integrated Regional Water Management - The World CaféMagnolia Implementation of the State of California Flood Risk Legislation and its Local Effects on Floodplain Management PracticesBallroom E Workshop: New Requirements and Submittal Process for Letters of Map Change (LOMCs)Ballroom F The Future and Case Studies of Funding for Local Flood Control

Technical Sessions: Ballroom E Plan Now or Pay Later-Planning for a Changing ClimateBallroom F Flood Geeks-Technical Aspects and Alternative Methods for Floodplain MappingBallroom G When Every Second Counts-Improving the Speed of Model RunsBallroom H Modeling for Accredited and Non- accredited Levee SystemsNapa Meet the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Break

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Cypress Panel: Polishing the Crystal Ball: Predicting Weather and Forecasting FloodsBallroom D Panel: DROUGHT: Is This the New Normal?!Bay Shore Panel: Call to Action in Negotiating the Regulatory GauntletTechnical Sessions: Magnolia You Can Be your Community’s Risk Communication HeroBallroom E Come Heck or High Water – Adapting to a Rising Tide in San Francisco BayBallroom F Challenges Encountered and Tools Available for Work in the FloodplainBallroom G Two-Dimensional Success StoriesBallroom H How to Certify a Levee (Real World Challenges in Field Investigation)

GRAND RECEPTION AND NETWORKING

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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Lobby West Registration

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Ballroom CD Foyer Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.Camino Real CFM Exam. *Advance registration with ASFPMrequiredatwww.floods.org

CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND FIELD TRIP

9:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.Magnolia California Silver Jackets Team MeetingCypress Workshop: Two-Dimensional Flood Modeling - Practical Tools and Guidelines for Effective Floodplain StudiesLobby Field Trip: Urban & Nature-Based, designed aquatic systems. Visit Planned and Completed projects in Silicon Valley

Ballroom G Open Up Your Mind - Other Tools and Modeling TechniquesBallroom H New Tools for Communicating Flood Risk to the Public and Schools

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Networking Exhibit Hall

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.Ballroom D Panel: Adapting Sea Level (SLR) – Building the ARC, Bailing Water and other Adaptation Strategies Cypress Panel: When the Statistically Improbable Storm Happens!Bay Shore Workshop: Flood Insurance Frenzy amidst Legislative ReformMagnolia Multi-objective Integrated Floodplain ManagementBallroom E Operations and Maintenance and System Modeling to Improve Channel and Floodplain FunctionsBallroom F Ways to Lower the Water so You Stay AboveBallroom G How Can We Improve the Use of 2D Models?Ballroom H Alternatives Available to Educate and Improve Communication of Flood Loss Camino Real Come Meet the California Department of Water Resources

3:30 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Break

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Ballroom D Panel: From Rags to Riches (sort of): How a Coalition of Flood Professionals Found Their Way and How You Can Too!Cypress Panel: “Are we there yet?” Transitioning to Sustainable Infrastructure via the Envision Infrastructure Rating ToolBay Shore Panel: Levee Analysis and Mapping Projects (LAMP) PilotsTechnical Session:Magnolia Vegetation Management in FloodplainsBallroom E Extreme Precipitation SymposiumBallroom F Stormwater Modeling: Methods to Help YouBallroom G Sea Level Rise, Tsunami and Other Interesting Things to ModelBallroom H Communication Challenges: Risk Map to Queensland

RECEPTION AND TOUR OF NEW 49ER’S STADIUM

5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Terra Courtyard


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7:30-5:00 REGISTRATION - Lobby West

7:30-8:30 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST - Ballroom CD Foyer

CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIUM

10:30-12:30 What is New in HEC-RAS 5.0Ballroom F Speaker: Cameron Ackerman, Senior Hydraulic Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers

USACE will discuss the new hydraulic modeling and mapping capabilities that have been added to HEC-RAS since version 4.1. The short course will mostly focus on the new Two-Dimensional flow modeling capabilities that have been added to HEC-RAS, and the improvements made to HEC-RAS Mapper.

10:30-3:30 Community Rating System WorkshopBallroom H Moderator: Brian Trushinski, Floodplain Manager, County of Ventura Instructor: Dave Arkens, CFM, ISO/CRS Specialist, ISO Community Hazard Mitigation

This workshop will briefly cover the requirements to join the CRS program plus a review of most CRS activities that communities can receive credit for. The main focus of this workshop will be the changes occurring in the 2013 CRS Coordinator’s Manual which is now in effect. The Community Rating System (CRS) provides flood insurance premium discounts in those communities that implement floodplain management activities above and beyond the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The CRS has been proven to help motivate elected officials and residents to support flood protection programs. To date, 83 of California’s 518 communities in the NFIP are in the CRS. They have 64% of the flood insurance policies in the State, so these 83 represent the majority of California’s flood problems. These communities are saving California residents more than $14 million each year.

10:30-5:30 California Department of Water Resources Certified Floodplain Managers (CFM) Examination Review Workshop Magnolia Instructors: Raul Barba, P.E., CFM and Ray Lee, North Central Region NFIP Floodplain Management Specialist, California Department of Water Resources

This full day workshop prepares attendees for the CFM Examination, a patented certification by the Association of State Flood Plain Managers (ASFPM) focused primarily on FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program. Note: IfyouwishtotaketheCFMexamination,youmustregisterseparatelywithASFPMatwww.floods.orgatleast3 weeks prior to the examination. The CFM examination is scheduled on Friday, September 5, at 8:30 a.m. at this conference.

10:30-3:30 Community Rating System (CRS) One on One AppointmentsSaratoga On behalf of FEMA and FMA, a Community Rating System (CRS) expert from Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO)

will be available to meet with you at your convenience during the conference. Appointments can be scheduled for any time from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Tuesday, September 2nd, 10:30 – 4:00 on Wednesday, and 10:30 – 4:00 Thursday, September 5th. To ensure your first choice of available times, please contact Gina Gabriel at [email protected] (815) 715-9233. Meetings will be held in the Saratoga Room of the Conference Center. Discussion topics could include your community’s land use management program, higher regulatory standards, stormwater management program, flood warning system, watershed management program, or any other components of a balanced floodplain management program. This will help you find out what is needed for your community to either join the CRS or to improve its current CRS class rating.

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ontinued1:30-3:30 Flood Insurance Frenzy amidst Legislative ReformBallroom D Speakers: Edie Lohmann, FEMA Region 9 and Bruce Bender, ASFPM Insurance Committee Co-Chair

Come join us for this two-hour interactive discussion intended to unravel the myths and spotlight the facts of the recent flood insurance reform legislation. The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW-12) was enacted on July 6, 2012 followed by the passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (HFIAA) on March 21, 2014. The legislation requires changes to all major components of the NFIP; including flood insurance, flood hazard mapping, grants, and the management of floodplains. This session will focus on the many flood insurance changes mandated by the new legislation. Learn what is being implemented, when, and who will be affected.

1:30-5:30 Communicating Value: From Idea to Implementation: Perspectives from Water LeadersBallroom G Moderator: Darren Suen, FloodSAFE Communication Lead, California Department of Water Resources Speakers: JeremyArrich,Chief,CentralValleyFloodPlanningOffice,CaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources, Tom Chapman, Project Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc., Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired) and Mike Inamine, Executive Director, Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency

Ever feel misunderstood? Having difficulty advancing your goals? Recognizing a stakeholder’s priorities and perspectives is an important part of any communications strategy. This interactive (and fun!) workshop will help you understand the importance of acknowledging others’ points of view and explore communications tactics to move your project from a simple idea to successful implementation. Come learn from current and former senior leaders at the local, state and federal level.

1:30-5:30 2-D Modeling – Do You Know What You Don’t Know?Ballroom F Speakers: Kathleen Schaefer, Engineer, FEMA Region IX and Thomas Plummer, P.E., CFM, FMA Modeling & Mapping Committee, President, Civil Engineering Solutions, Inc.

Come to the session to continue the discussions from the last session. Topics include: Challenges with Challenge Modeling, Modeling and Software Validation, Software Vendor Helpline– When we drop you a line, can you throw us a rope?, Quality Control and Project Management

1:30-5:30 Using HEC-RAS? Well, Don’t Do These Things!Ballroom E Instructor: David T. Williams, Ph.D., P.E., P.H., CFM, CPESC, President, David T. Williams and Associates, LLC

HEC-RAS is a rather complicated 1-D hydraulics program that can easily be unknowingly misused. This short course, taught by a former HEC staffer and expert HEC-RAS user, will present 15 subtle examples of the misuse of HEC-RAS that could potentially have significant effects on hydraulic results. Time permitting; additional These examples are based upon the instructor’s review of submitted models, discussions with experienced users, the instructor’s blogs on hydraulic modeling topics, and from his HEC-RAS lecture notes. Each example will be presented in an innocuous fashion and then discussed with participants to find the fault(s) of the application, followed by a group discussion on possible ways to correct the situation.

4:00-5:30 Community Rating System: Throwing You a Life Preserver to the Rising Cost of Flood InsuranceBallroom H Moderator: Brian Trushinski, Floodplain Manager and CRS Coordinator, County of Ventura Speakers: Matt Schmid, Civil Engineer, County of San Diego; Carl Walker, CRS Coordinator, City of Roseville; DaveArkens,ISO/CRSSpecialist,InsuranceServicesOffice,Inc.;GinaGabriel,ISO/CRSSpecialist,Insurance ServicesOffice,Inc.

This 90-minute panel session will involve presentations from local CRS community officials from Southern and Northern California, and a CRS Specialist from Insurance Services Office Community Hazard Mitigation. The panelists will discuss what they believe to be some of the benefits associated with the CRS including helping communities cope with constituent complaints about the rising costs of flood insurance. Local benefits could include economic relief to the insured, proactive political direction, and increased community resiliency and awareness, for example. Panelists will also share their experiences, both positive and negative with regard to the implementation of the prerequisites and requirements contained in the new CRS Manual (April 1, 2013), and offer suggestions on how to improve the Program. A goal of the session is that the audience will actively share their CRS experiences and ideas and create networking opportunities with each other following the FMA Conference.

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8:30-10:30 PLENARY: Keeping Our Heads above Water – ADAPT Now or PAY LaterSanta Clara Welcome from the Floodplain Management Association Chair: Thomas Plummer, P.E. CFM, President, Civil Ballroom Engineering Solutions, Inc. Introduction of the Conference Chairs: Mayor Jamie Matthews, Santa Clara

Moderator: NormaCamacho,ChiefOperatingOfficer,SantaClaraValleyWaterDistrictSpeakers: TraciL.Clever,SouthPacificDivisionDirectorofRegionalBusiness,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers;BeauGoldie,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,SantaClaraValleyWaterDistrict;JohnColeman,ExecutiveDirector,BayPlanningCoalition;LarryGoldzband,ExecutiveDirector,SanFranciscoBayConservationandDevelopmentCommissionClimate change is here to stay. How are we as a community adapting to this change? Hear perspectives by our federal and local flood protection agencies, the business community, and the regulatory outlook on how to approach planning, building, and potentially retreating to maximize resilience and adaptability in a changing future.

10:30-10:45 BREAK - Exhibit HallBallroom ABC

10:45-12:15 CONCURRENT SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS AND SYMPOSIUM

Ballroom D Implementing and Financing the California Water Action Plan: A Diverse Portfolio Approach Moderator: John Powderly, AICP, CFM, City of West Sacramento

Speakers: KrisTjernell,SpecialAssistantforWaterPolicy,CaliforniaNaturalResourcesAgency;GaryBardini,DeputyDirector,IntegratedWaterManagement,CaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources;BeauGoldie,ChiefExecutiveOfficer,SantaClaraValleyWaterDistrict;TarynRavazzini,DeltaPlanImplementationCoordinatorWhat is the California Water Action Plan? How are the 10 priority actions outlined in the 5-year Plan expected to address California’s water management challenges, such as the current drought and reductions in surface and groundwater supply? How does the diverse portfolio approach seek to balance the goals of safe, reliable water with flood risk reduction, ecosystem protection, and other requirements? And why – more than ever – is the practice of integrated water management, state agency alignment and continued State investment so important to success of the Plan? This panel will discuss the California Water Action Plan and how its implementation is intended to lead to more resilient and sustainable water resource systems.

Cypress Floodplain Management for Elected OfficialsModerator: GregorBlackburn,FEMARegionIXSpeakers: Stan Cleveland, Supervisor Sutter County; Cid Tesoro, Program Manager, County of San Diego; Edie Lohmann,FEMAInsurance/CRS,FEMARegionIX;AaronLim,FEMAFloodGrants,FEMARegionIXJoin us for a discussion about floodplain management and flood damage prevention from the elected official’s point of view. This panel will take on topics illuminating the many goals and potential conflicts that present themselves to elected officials; approving development and increasing the tax base, maintaining flood resilience, enhancing/preserving quality of life within the community, long range land use plans, competing property rights, etc. The panel will also discuss the equation from the local floodplain staff side, and highlight NFIP & FEMA programs like CRS to lower insurance costs, and pre/post-disaster grants to ameliorate flooding risk.

Bay Shore Floodplain Management Considerations in Dam Safety Moderator: Kelly Janes, San Francisco District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Speakers:DavidSerafini,SacramentoDistrict,DamSafetyProductionCenter,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers;Jason Needham, Risk Management Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Jessica Ludy, Water Resource Planner, Arcadis;DavidGutierrez,Chief,DivisionofSafetyofDams,CaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources;RobertMartinez, Chief, Engineering and Dam Safety, Nevada Division of Water Resources The panel will discuss their experience with floodplain management considerations in the dam safety program. The panel will consist of members who work with the federal program and at the state level, and public risk perception. They will talk about downstream consequences associated with breach and non-breach scenarios.

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Magnolia I Appreciate the Sediment-Geomorphic Concerns in Flood Protection and Multi-Objective Floodplain Management Projects Session Chair: Martin Teal, P.E., P.H., D.WRE, Vice President, WEST Consultants, Inc.

• Designing for Sediment Transport - The Lower Berryessa Creek Example: Emily Zedler, P.E., Santa Clara Valley Water District

• Mockingbird Canyon Wash - A Geomorphic Approach to Mitigating Flood Hazards: Nate Vaughan, P.E., JE Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc.; Edwin Quinonez, Planning Division and Mark Wills, Chief of Planning Division, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

• HEC-RAS Modeling for Proposed Solutions to Flooding on Pescadero Road: Chris Hammersmark, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Eco Engineer, Denise Tu, M.S., E.I.T., Eco Engineer and Hydrologist, and Dale Meck, M.S., E.I.T., cbec, inc., eco engineering, Santa Cruz, CA; John Stofleth, M.S., P.E., Eco Engineer and Hydrologist, cbec, inc., eco engineering, Wadesville, IN, Ethan Bell, Senior Fisheries Ecologist, Stillwater Sciences, Morro Bay, CA

• In-place Sediment Stabilization to Prevent Downstream Flooding and Reduce Project Costs – Carmel River Reroute and San Clemente Dam Removal Project: Craig Hall, P.E., G.E., Kleinfelder

Ballroom E Forecasting Your Way to Keeping Your Head Above Water Session Chair: RebeccaMoney,P.E.,GE,CFM,Kleinfelder

• Real-Time Emergency Management Support for Flood Mitigation with HEC-RTS in Nashville, Tennessee: Eric Zgonina, P.E., CFM, AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, Inc.

• Upgrade of Flood Early Warning System in Slovenia: Gregers Jørgensen, and Jesper Kjelds, DHI Water & Environment, Inc.; Janez Polajnar, Nejc Pogačnik,and Sašo Petan, Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia

• The Potential for Expanded National Weather Service (NWS) Hydrologic Support of Emergency Management Training Exercises: Simulating the ARkStorm Scenario Using the NWS: Alan Haynes (Presenter), Service Coordination Hydrologist, National Weather Service, California Nevada River Forecast Center; Cale Nasca, P.E., Engineer, California Department of Water Resources

• Flood Forecast System: Jack Xu, P.E., Nahm Lee, Ph.D., P.E., Marcian Diamond, BSCEN; Robert Chan, E.I.T., Santa Clara Valley Water District

Ballroom F Public Engagement and Risk Map Session Chair: Eric Simmons, FEMA Region IX

• Navigating the Carson River Watershed Discovery Project: Edwin James, P.E., General Manager, Carson Water Subconservancy District

• Lessons Learned from Post-Sandy Advisory Mapping: Stephanie Routh and Jean Huang, Dewberry; Paul Weberg, FEMA Region II

• A Risk MAP Story ~ Co-Creating Resilience in Marin County, California Three Years Hence: Olivia Humilde, Edward Curtis, P.E., CFM, Senior Engineer and Kathleen Schaefer, P.E., Senior Engineer, FEMA Region IX; Kris May, Ph.D., P.E., Coastal Engineer and Scientist, AECOM; Lisa Messano, CFM, Communications & Outreach Specialist, Michael Baker Jr., Inc

Ballroom G Overcoming CVFED Modeling Challenges Session Chair: BillO’Brien,NextGenEngineering

• CVFED Program – What You Can Get Now and What is to Come: Yiguo Liang, P.E., Ph.D., California Department of Water Resources

• Developing Levee Breach Hydrographs And Inundation Maps For System-Wide Risk Analysis And Flood Emergency Response In The Central Valley: Tom Molls, P.E., Ph.D., CFM, Nathan Pingel, P.E., D.WRE, William Sicke, P.E., and Sarah Rahimi, P.E., David Ford Consulting Engineers, Inc.; MD Haque, CA Department of Water Resources

• Calibration of Unsteady HEC-RAS Model for Complex Overflowing Channels – CVFED Sacramento River Model near the Flood Relief Structures: Chakri Malakpet, P.E., Alan Turner, P.E., CFM, and Mark Glidden, P.E., CH2M HILL

• The “Matrix”: HEC-RAS Model Optimization for Large Network Systems: Michael C. Nowlan, P.E., CFM, Ashok Bathulla, P.E., CFM, and Rajmani Subedi, P.E., CFM, Wood Rodgers, Inc.; Yiguo Liang, P.E., Ph.D., California Department of Water Resources

Ballroom H Levee Improvement Projects Lessons Learned (from ROW to ESA) Session Chair: Jason Sidley, CA Department of Water Resources

• The USACE Sutter Basin Feasibility Pilot Study - Lessons Learned from a Local Sponsor Perspective: Mike Inamine, Executive Director, Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency

• West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency – The Rivers Early Implementation Project: Michael Vecchio, P.E., HDR Engineering, Inc.

• Acquisition the Right Way: Oh the Things You’ll Learn Acquiring 41 Miles of Right- Of-Way for a Levee Project: Michael W. Bessette, P.E., Director of Engineering, Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency,; Barry O’Regan, P.E. , Associate Civil Engineer, Kjeldsen, Sinnock, Neudeck, Inc.; Scott McElhern, Partner, Downey Brand LLP

• Laying Track as the Train Approaches: Implementing Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency’s Feather River West Levee Project: Michael W. Bessette, P.E., Director of Engineering, Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency; Christopher Krivanec, P.E., G.E., Associate Vice President, HDR Engineering, Inc., Jonathan Kors, P.E., Vice President, Wood Rodgers, Inc.


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will be available to meet with you at your convenience during the conference. Appointments can be scheduled for any time from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30p.m. Tuesday, September 2nd, 10:30 – 4:00 on Wednesday, and 10:30 – 4:00 Thursday, September 5th. To ensure your first choice of available times, please contact Gina Gabriel at [email protected] (815) 715-9233. Meetings will be held in Room Saratoga of the Conference Center. Discussion topics could include your community’s land use management program, higher regulatory standards, stormwater management program, flood warning system, watershed management program, or any other components of a balanced floodplain management program. This will help you find out what is needed for your community to either join the CRS or to improve its current CRS class rating.

12:15-2:15 AWARDS LUNCHEON AND KEYNOTE SPEECHSanta Clara New Direction and Building New RelationshipsBallroom Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey Lusk, Mitigation Division Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency – Region IX

2:30-4:00 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Ballroom D Panel: Perspectives on Water Management Priorities and Investments in California Moderator: Terri Wegener, Program Manager, Statewide Flood Management Planning, California DWR

Speakers: Ellen Hanak, Public Policy Institute of California; Mike Inamine, Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency; Jay Ziegler, Director of External Affairs & Policy, The Nature Conservancy; Mike Thompson, Sonoma County Water Agency; Russ Bryden, Los Angeles County Department of Public WorksA number of recent publications, including California’s Flood Future Report released last year by DWR and the US Army Corps of Engineers, identify a significant need for sufficient and stable funding for flood management in California. This panel of key stakeholders - representing various sectors across the state - will provide a variety of perspectives about addressing the challenges, funding needs and future investment strategies for flood management, in the context of moving towards more sustainable management of our state’s water resources.

Cypress Panel: Non-NFIP Flood Insurance - What If We Floated Our Own Boat?Moderator: GeorgeBooth,CountyofSacramentoSpeakers: Mitch Avalon, Consultant, Contra Costa County Flood Control District; Rick Reinhardt, MBK; Michael Mierzwa,FloodPolicyAdvisor,CADepartmentofWaterResources;SiamakDaneshvaran,Ph.D.,AonBenfield;JohnMagliocco,VP,FinancialInstitutions&SpecialtyProperty,LexingtonInsuranceCompany–MemberofAIG;JoeTootle,ENGEO;ScottShapiro,DowneyBrandWhy do we need a new boat? How do we build a new boat? Join us as we learn about actuarial and insurance considerations in flood insurance, as well as about Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts, and state financing options to fund infrastructure and increase the affordability of flood insurance.

Bay Shore Panel: “Bringing Home the Bacon,” Where to Find Funding for Your Unfunded ProjectsModerator: Tracey Ferguson, Project Manager/Planner, ATKINSSpeakers: AaronLim,FEMA,HazardMitigationProgramSpecialist,FEMAGrants;PaulRansom,CalOES,ProgramManager, Technical Assistance, State Funding; Bill Croyle, Chief, Flood Operations Branch, Drought Manager, California Department of Water Resources; Judy Soutiere, CFM, Flood Risk Manager, Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of EngineersLocal jurisdictions often find themselves in a situation with unfunded projects, some that are locally, state, or federally mandated. Some jurisdictions know about the availability of grants but do not even have the funds to cover that local match share. This panel offers participants grant information on where, how, and what projects can be funded for planning/preparedness, hazard mitigation, response and recovery. This includes funding for various types of flood infrastructure projects in addition to disaster and emergency management type grants. Information will be provided on some grants that allow 100% funding for some activities, and others that can be combined with state and federal funding so that 100% of the project costs are covered.

Magnolia Panel: Sediment Management in the Bay – Some Want It, Don’t Have It -- Some Have It, Don’t Want It – How Do We Turn Someone’s Liability into an Asset? Moderator: Ellen Joslin Johnck, RPA

Speakers: JeremyLowe,CoastalGeomorphologist,ESA;BrendaGoeden,SedimentProgramManager,SanFrancisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission; Dilip Trivedi, Dr.Eng. P.E., Vice President, Moffatt & Nichol; Lester James McKee, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Clean Water Program, San Francisco Estuary; Craig Conner, Flood Risk Manager, San Francisco District, U.S. Army Corps of EngineersSediment in the bay in abundance creates challenges and opportunities that have the ability to integrate management actions with beneficial use projects. The challenges sediment creates with sea level rise, commercial and federal navigation and flood control also provides opportunities to “design with nature” long term solutions. Our panel will discuss the linkages that can create multi-benefits of protecting our greatest assets from sea level rise; creating ecosystem habitat, and leveraging collaborative partnerships across private and public sectors through the Long Term Management Plan, key restoration projects (South Bay Salt Ponds, Hamilton, and Sonoma Baylands) on the Bay and climate adaptation strategies. Considerations of how to maximize the re-use of dredge material in an efficient and effective way will be the key focus.

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Ballroom E Plan Now or Pay Later-Planning for a Changing Climate Session Chair: Rajat Saha, MBK Engineers

• Planning for Climate Change: Todd Bernardy, P.E., Supervising Engineer, Flood Planning Branch, Department of Water Resources

• Climate Changes – It’s Never Been Stationary: David C. Curtis and Om Prakash, WEST Consultants, Inc.• Climate Changes and Coastal Flooding Impacts: Jay Sullivan, P.E., CFM, Project Engineer, Michael Baker

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Ballroom F Flood Geeks-Technical Aspects and Alternative Methods for Floodplain Mapping Session Chair: Mark Seits, HDR Engineering, Inc.

• Optimizing the Use of LiDAR Data for Floodplain Analysis: Techniques for Accuracy Assessment and Guidelines for Appropriate Use in Hydraulic Model Development: Jeremy Kobor, Matt O’Connor, and Mike Sherwood, O’Connor Environmental, Inc.

• Using Soils Data to Map “Natural” Floodplains: Kevin Coulton, P.E., CFM, Senior Eco Engineer, cbec inc., eco engineering

• Future Conditions Mapping, Water We Waiting For… FEMA’s West Coast Sea Level Rise Pilot - Future Conditions Mapping: James Johnston, GISP, CFM, GIS Manager and Mark Lightner, GIS Specialist, AECOM

Ballroom G When Every Second Counts-Improving the Speed of Model RunsSession Chair: Elizabeth Andrews, P.E., ESA

• Can Two-Dimensional Models be Fast Enough for Operational River Flood Forecast: Reinaldo Garcia, Hydronia, LLC; Pedro Restrepo, Mike DeWeese, Mark Ziemer, Justin Palmer, and Jonathon Thornburg, National Weather Service, North Central River Forecast Center, NOAA; Pilar Garcia-Navarro and Asier Lacasta, Computational Hydraulics Group, University of Zaragoza, Spain

• Utilizing Hardware Capabilities in 2D Flood Modeling Applications: Mark Britton, DHI Water & Environment

Ballroom H Modeling for Accredited and Non-accredited Levee Systems Session Chair: Mark Connelly, Vice President, Senior Program Manager, Kleinfelder

• Lighting the Way with LAMP: A Case Study from the Maui LAMP Pilot Project: Joseph Thomas, Baker AECOM; Eric Simmons, CFM, FEMA Region IX

• Smith Canal Closure Structure: Dave Murbach, P.E., Peterson Brustad, Inc.; Juan Neira, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer, San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency

• Natural Valley Procedure for Analysis and Mapping of Non-Accredited VR-1 Levee along the Ventura River, California: Dragoslav Stefanovic, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, Director of Water Resources, Tetra Tech; Sergio Vargas, P.E., Deputy Director, County of Ventura

• Application of the New Approach to Analysis and Mapping Procedures for Non-Accredited Levees on a Pilot Program Reach: Brady McDaniel, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants and Swetcha Reedy, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants

Napa Meet the U.S. Army Corps of EngineersCome to this informal meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; ask about the latest policies, personnel changes, burning issues. Do not expect project specific discussions.



Ballroom D Panel: DROUGHT - Is This the New Normal?! Moderator: Darren Suen, FloodSAFE Communications Lead, California Department of Water Resources

Speakers: Bill Croyle, Drought Manager, California Department of Water Resources; Jodi Traversaro, Coastal Region,CaliforniaOfficeofEmergencyServicesRegionalAdministrator;MichaelAnderson,Climatologist,CaliforniaDepartmentofWaterResources;MichelleSneed,U.S.GeologicSurveyScientistandLandSubsidenceSpecialist; and Phillip Miller, Napa County Flood Control AgencyDiscover what strategies and tactics the Governor’s Interagency Task Force employs to mitigate the drought. Hear challenges from a local water supplier and Department of Water Resources’ Climatologist. We aim to inform audiences on drought operations and coordination among agencies. Learn how groundwater pumping solutions for the drought exacerbate subsidence of aquifers and the already present effects.


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Speakers: Rob Cifelli, Ph.D., Research Meteorologist, Physical Sciences Division, NOAA; Alan Haynes, Service Coordination Hydrologist, California Nevada River Forecasting Center, NOAA; David Curtis, Ph.D., Vice President, WEST Consultants, Inc.; Bruce Rindahl, Hydrology Section Manager, Ventura County Watershed Protection District;andLiangXu,Ph.D.,P.E.,Hydrology,HydraulicsandGeomorphologyUnitManager,SantaClaraValleyWater DistrictThe Western U.S. possesses significantly different weather and flood patterns from the rest of the nation. Predicting weather and forecasting floods in the west thus involves unique approaches. Five panel members will discuss the current development in their work of predicting precipitation, forecasting floods and applying the information to reduce flood damage.

Bay Shore Panel: Call to Action in Negotiating the Regulatory Gauntlet Moderator: NormaCamacho,ChiefOperatingOfficer,SantaClaraValleyWaterDistrict

Speakers: Mitch Avalon, Consultant, Contra Costa County Flood Control District; John Bourgeois, Executive Project Manager, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, California Coastal Conservancy; and Bill Harris, Senior Staff, City of San Diego Transportation & Storm Water and Park & Recreation DepartmentsHow can our public agencies be responsive to flood risks, protect the environment and human health when regulatory objectives have the ability to completely inhibit routine operation and maintenance of our flood protection facilities? Huge capital is often expended with no solutions in sight – come hear about some creative strategies and join our dialog on how flood managers can collaborate on shared challenges and find common solutions to meet our obligations.

When Regulatory Agencies require the strictest form of financial assurances – ENDOWMENTS – from public agencies for long-term stewardship of mitigation lands, regulatory agencies are causing public agencies to tie up large amounts of taxpayer funds which are then unavailable for providing critical flood protection services to the public -- how can agencies be prepared and responsive? How do we explore this dilemma and potential solutions such as; Should public agencies be exempted from having to provide endowments if they can demonstrate financial viability and an environmental stewardship commitment?

Magnolia You Can Be your Community’s Risk Communication Hero Session Chair: Rob Palmer, Nevada NFIP State Coordinator, Nevada Division of Water Resources

• How to Use High Water Mark Events to Engage State, Local, and Federal Partners, to Improve Community Action Against Flood Risks: Connie Perkins, P.E., CFM, Senior Engineer, City of Sacramento; Carl Walker, P.E., CFM, Senior Engineer, City of Roseville

• West Sacramento’s 2013 California Flood Preparedness Week Activities: Increasing Flood Risk Awareness & Preparedness during a Drought: Christine Braziel, Crocker & Crocker; John Powderly, AICP, CFM, Associate Planner, City of West Sacramento

• NV Flood Awareness Week/CA Flood Preparedness Week – What Tools are There for You to Use: Judy Soutiere, Flood Risk Manager, Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Ballroom E Come Heck or High Water – Adapting to a Rising Tide in San Francisco Bay Session Chair: Sara Duckler, P.E., CFM, Senior Engineer,, Santa Clara Valley Water District

• Adaptive Response to Rising Tides Palo Alto Flood Basin: Charles D. Anderson, P.E., Principal, Robin J. Lee, P.E., Engineer, and Stephanie A. Tanverakul, Engineer, Schaaf & Wheeler, Consulting Civil Engineers

• Mountain View Shoreline Sea level Rise Study: Matt Brennan, P.E., Ph.D., Senior Engineering Hydrologist and Michelle Orr, P.E., Wetlands & Estuaries Director, ESA; Raymond Wong, P.E., Senior Project Manager, City of Mountain View

• Surfs Up! Engineering Design and Construction of an Estuarine Bay Beach for Resiliency to Shoreline Erosion and Sea Level Rise: Roger Leventhal, P.E., Senior Engineer, Marin County Flood Control; Dan Gillenwater, Environmental Scientist/GIS Analyst, ESA

• FEMA West Coast Sea Level Rise Pilot Study: Edward Curtis, P.E., CFM, Senior Engineer, FEMA Region IX; Justin Vandever, P.E., Coastal Engineer, BakerAECOM

Ballroom F Challenges Encountered and Tools Available for Work in the Floodplain Session Chair: Jeanne Ruefer, CFM, PMP, Regional Program Manager, TetraTech

• Working in a Floodplain during Monsoon Season - Las Vegas Wash Channel Improvements: Jarah Parke, P.E., CFM and Raul Valdez, P.E., CFM, MWH Global; Jed Wheeler, Meadow Valley Contractors, Inc.; Andrew Trelease, P.E., CFM, Clark County Flood Control District

• Use of Geomorphology and Geophysical Survey Data for Planning Levee Field Investigation Programs: Zia Islam, URS Corporation

• National Flood Insurance Program Flood Loss Prevention Solutions: Assessment of Sedimentation Hazards in Advance of Wildfire for Hazard Mitigation Planning in Southern California: Jeremy T. Lancaster, CEG, Solomon McCrea, CFM, and William R. Short, CEG, California Geological Survey

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• Application of Two-Dimensional Hydraulic Modeling as a Flood Risk Management Tool: Sergio Vargas, Deputy Director, Yunsheng Su, Engineer IV, Zia Hosseinipour and Mark Bandurraga, Ventura County Watershed Protection District

• San Tomas Aquino Creek Flood Study: Gabriel Vallin, Engineer and Liang Xu,Ph.D., P.E., Unit Manager, Santa Clara Valley Water District; Larry Johnson, Engineer, Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers; Eric Simmons, Engineer, FEMA Region IX

• The Future of the Tisza River Model in Hungary: Pal Hegedus, P.E., D.WRE, Kimley-Horn and Associates; Dr. Sandor Kovacs, Middle Tisza District, Environment and Water Directorate

Ballroom H How to Certify a Levee (Real World Challenges in Field Investigation) Session Chair: Brian Rowley, ATKINS

• Using Piezometer Data To Validate Waterside Blanket Assumptions: Paul Sorci, P.E., Kleinfelder; Dion Abellon, California Department of Water Resources

• Geotechnical Evaluation Of California’s Central Valley Levees: Steven Mahnke, California Department of Water Resources; Sujan Punyamurthula, URS Corporation; Mark Connelly, Kleinfelder

• Geotechnical Challenges in Levee Investigation and Design: Khaled Chowdhury, URS Corporation• Design Solutions for Seepage around Ends of Cutoff Walls: Michael Hughes, URS Corporation

5:45-7:45 GRAND RECEPTION AND NETWORKINGBallroom ABC

THURSDAY, September 4

7:30-5:00 REGISTRATION – Lobby West (Exhibit Hall)

7:30-8:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFASTBallroom ABC(Exhibit Hall)

8:00-8:45Ballroom D MEET THE FMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


Ballroom D Panel: Extreme Precipitation in the SF Bay Area - Forecasting and Preparing for an Atmospheric River Moderator: Michael Anderson, Ph.D., P.E., State Climatologist, California Department of Water Resources, DivisionofFloodManagement,HydrologyandFloodOperationsOffice,HydrologyBranch

Speakers: Rob Hartman, Hydrologist-In-Charge, California Nevada River Forecast Center, NOAA/NWS; Marty Ralph, Ph.D., Director, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at Scripps Institution of Oceanography; MattGerhart,DeputyProgramManager,SanFranciscoBayArea,CaliforniaStateCoastalConservancy;andDavidBehar, Climate Program Director, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, City and County of San FranciscoThis esteemed panel, moderated by California’s State Climatologist, will offer a focused discussion on Atmospheric Rivers (AR) from forecasting and flood preparedness to solutions for creating greater resilience in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our story begins with an introduction from NOAA’s National Weather Service and Scripps Institution of Oceanography to help us understand the physical processes and current forecasting practices for Atmospheric Rivers. The CA State Coastal Conservancy will discuss Surviving the Storm where we’ll hear firsthand about the social and economic implications of an extreme storm event for the broader Bay Area. And finally the City and County of San Francisco will offer some practical “real-world” management solutions from the local level.

Cypress Panel: Resilience for the Region - Nature Based Flood Resiliency Moderator: NormaCamacho,ChiefOperatingOfficer,SantaClaraValleyWaterDistrict

Speakers: RobinGrossinger,SeniorScientist,SanFranciscoEstuaryInstitute–AquaticScienceCenter;JeffHaltiner, P.E., ESA Associates, Vice President and Principal Director; Mitch Avalon, Consultant, Contra Costa County Flood Control District; and Ann Riley, San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control BoardFlood Resilience will be paramount in the years to come with climate change and increasing urban development. This will be measured by our ability to plan and implement solutions to safeguard our communities, businesses and economy through increasing uncertainty and severity. While traditional methods such as floodwalls once provided a here-and-now solution, what about using the strength of enduring, natural systems to provide a long term sustainable solution? Experts from the scientific, regulatory, and local government arenas bring to you their thoughts and considerations for nature based flood resiliency, including “The 50 year Plan,” allowing municipalities to redesign their community around the natural creek system as an amenity and economic driver for the community.


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Bay Shore Panel: Water Resources Reform Development Act 2014 - Opportunities for Federal Reengagement in Flood Control Moderator: Andrea Clark, Downey Brand LLP

Speakers: ScottShapiro,DowneyBrandLLP;StuTownsley,SouthPacificDivision,U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineersPete Ghelfi, Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency; Julie Minerva, Manatt Phillips LLP; and Michael Sabbaghian, Local Assistance Programs Chief, California Department of Water ResourcesFor the first time since 2007, the House and Senate passed a Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) and in late May 2014 the President signed the bill into law. The legislation streamlines environmental review, increases flexibility for non-Federal sponsors, and authorizes key projects, most notably flood risk management projects. This panel will offer an overview of WRRDA, explain its impact on key flood protection projects, and discuss what opportunities exist for increased federal participation in flood control projects and new sources of funding for local sponsors.

Magnolia Achieving Multi-Benefit and Sustainable Flood Management in California’s Central Valley Session Chair: HongLin,NorthCentralRegionOffice,RegionalCoordinator,CADepartmentofWaterResources

• Fish, Farm, and Fowl on the Yolo Bypass - Measuring the Benefits and Impacts on Floodplain Restoration: John Cain, Conservation Director and Katie Jagt, P.E., Consulting Engineer, American Rivers; Seth Lalonde, Environmental Scientist and Mark R. Tompkins, P.E., Ph.D., Engineering Geomorphologist, NewFields

• Design and Performance of a Multi-Benefit and Sustainable Flood Management Project on the Sacramento River Floodplain: Anthony Falzone, CFM, Geomorphologist, (presenter) and Paul Frank, P.E., Ecological Engineer, NewFields

• Assessment of Flood Management System Flexibility with Application to the Sacramento River Basin, California, USA: Desirée Tullos, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor and Kara DiFrancesco, Ph.D. Candidate, Oregon State University

• Yolo Bypass Widening into the Elkhorn Basin: A Multi-Benefit Opportunity for Flood Control, Floodplain Habitat and Fish Passage: Jai Singh, Chris Bowles, Ph.D., P.E., President, and Chris Campbell, cbec, inc., eco engineering

Ballroom E Demonstration Special Sponsor- Hydronia, LLC RiverFlow2D Model Demonstration: The 2D Model for All Flooding Applications

Presenters: ReinaldoGarciaandPilarGarcia-Navarro,HydroniaSee for yourself the latest enhancements of the RiverFlow-2D model for urban flooding applications that increase modeling speed by more than 100 times using GPU hardware. RiverFlow2D unique hydraulic components and exceptional performance gains allows solving large scale river flooding problems in 2D, that until recently was only possible with 1D simplification.

In addition to unmatchable speed, RiverFlow2D model engine provides zero volume conservation errors with remarkable stability, ease of use and a wetting-drying method that handles the most demanding topography. Significant new capabilities that will be demonstrated include the innovative BRIDGES component that can model virtually any bridge geometry with variable section piers, complex deck forms, arbitrary plan alignment and full hydraulic computations of pressure flow and overtopping in 2D. The session will also showcase the new GATES component that incorporates sluice gate operations with user-defined time-varying aperture history. We will show recent enhancements to the Sediment Transport, Mud/Debris Flows, Water Quality, and Oil Spill on land modules.

Ballroom F Ways to Tell if You Are Keeping Your Head Above Water Session Chair: Om Prakash, WEST Consultants, Inc.

• Tools for Flood Frequency Analysis with Non-Conforming Data: Annjanette Dodd, Ph.D., P.E., Kimley-Horn and Associates

• Application and Verification of Rainfall-Runoff Transformation Methods in Urban Catchments in the SF Bay Area: Dan Matthies, P.E., CFM, Vice President, Water Resources, Wood Rodgers, Inc.; Rohin Saleh, M.S., P.E., Alameda County Flood Control & Water Conservation District

Ballroom G Variety of Ways to Successfully Use 2D Models Session Chair: John Pritchard, Wood Rodgers, Inc.

• Designing a Regional Roadway Project to Avoid Impacts to Truckee River Critical Flood Pool: Mary Horvath, P.E., CFM, Matt Setty and Joe Young, P.E., CH2M HILL; Garth Oksol, P.E., Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, NV

• 2D Modeling of Losses Associated with Bridge Structures: Phillip Ryan and Bill Syme, BMT WBM, Brisbane, Australia

• Local Drainage Modeling and Alternative Solutions at the California Conservation Corps in Ventura County: Richard Gonzalez, E.I.T., CFM, Justin Griffiths, P.E., CFM, and Scott Berkebile, P.E., CFM, Nolte Vertical Five

Ballroom H Technology for Floodplain Administrators to Use in Identifying and Communication of Flood Risk in the Community Session Chair: Pratibha Basrao, HDR Engineering, Inc.

• ArcGIS Online Tools and Water-Related Web Services You Can Use Every Day of Your Life: Brian Rowley, P.E., CFM, Senior Water Resources Engineer, ATKINS

• Using 3D-Hybrid Animation of XPSWMM Results as a Tool to Educate Stakeholders and Communities of Flood Hazards: Tom Ryan, P.E., Michael Baker International

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Camino Real Meet the Federal Emergency Management Agency Come meet with FEMA Region IX in an informal setting. Learn about issues not presented during the conference, such as personnel changes; no project specific information.



Ballroom D Panel: Planning for Future Hazards - Using and Understanding Sea Level Rise and Shoreline Change Data and Tools Moderator: Tim Doherty, AICP, Coastal Specialist, Coastal Services Center, NOAA

Speakers: Marina Psaros, Corovai LLC; Ed Curtis, P.E., CFM, Regional Engineer, Risk Analysis Branch, FEMA Region IX; Dimetra McBride, Santa Clara County; and Daniel Santillano, Manager, California Ocean Protection Council, Natural Resources AgencyThe recent release of the National Climate Assessment, along with numerous other studies, have made it clear that a changing climate will increasingly impact the way we plan for our communities. With the plethora of sea level rise (SLR) guidance, tools, and models in development across the State of California, a new challenge is arising: decision-makers struggle to understand how to utilize these tools in their work, recognize tool differences and similarities, and decide which tools to apply in their own adaptation planning and hazard mitigation efforts. This session will highlight the results of a recent working session among SLR modelers and tools developers focusing on how to effectively communicate the utility of SLR tools to local decision-makers and staff. The panel will feature two tools available in California, NOAA’s Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Viewer, and Our Coast-Our Future-and a jey data set, the merged bathymetric/topographic data set. Additionally, a representative from FEMA will discuss their regional mapping efforts in the state, and Silicon Valley 2.0 - a Santa Clara County effort looking to address the effects of climate change, including sea level rise - will provide a local planning perspective.

Cypress Panel: Going Natural - Incorporating Nature in Climate Change Adaptation Moderator: Susan Tatayon, Managing Director, California Water Program, The Nature Conservancy

Speakers: Ed Maurer, Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Santa Clara University; Lily Verdone, Director, L.A.-VenturaProject,TheNatureConservancy;Dr.MichaelConnor,GeneralManager,EastBayDischargersAuthority;and Julie Rentner, Director of Special Projects, River PartnersClimate change is expected to drive extreme weather and sea level rise that will intensify flood risk in California. As we consider how to adapt to a changing climate, we have the opportunity to incorporate “green” infrastructure that leverages natural processes to reduce the risk of flooding. Panelists will discuss climate change factors and nature-based projects aimed at reducing flood risk.

Bay Shore Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) - Hey Flood Managers, Don’t Miss Out! The IRWM Train is Leaving the Station and is Picking Up Speed.

Moderator: Christina McCready, Chief, Regional Planning Branch, California Department of Water Resources Speakers: Brian Mendenhall, Project Manager, Santa Clara Valley Water District; Michael Thompson, Assistant GeneralManager,SonomaCountyWaterAgency;RussBryden,SeniorCivilEngineer,LosAngelesCounty,Department of Public Works; Mike Floyd, Supervising Engineer, IRWM Strategic Plan, California Department of Water Resources; and Michael Mierzwa, Flood Policy Advisor, CA Department of Water ResourcesIn this interactive session, panel members and the audience will discuss where flood management has been successfully integrated into regional water management solutions; then, the entire room will be challenged to identify opportunities for further integration. IRWM is transforming water management in California. Today, 48 IRWM regions cover 99% of the state’s population and 87% of its area. California’s water future depends on full participation of flood management in IRWM. Unfortunately, some challenges exist that prevent that. Your input is essential to overcoming these challenges.

Magnolia Implementation of the State of California Flood Risk Legislation and its Local Effects on Floodplain Management Practices Session Chair: Maria Lorenzo-Lee, FloodSAFE Coordination Lead, California Department of Water Resources

• Challenges in Meeting the Urban Level of Flood Protection (ULOP): Dave Peterson, Principal, Peterson Brustad, Inc.

• Keeping Your General Plan above Water - Guidance on General Plan Amendments in Response to Flood Risk Legislation: Tracey Ferguson, Project Manager/Planner, ATKINS; Yung-Hsin Sun, MWH Global; Michele Ng, Project Manager, California Department of Water Resources


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Speakers:AlexHaptemariamandMikeGilliam,CFM,SeniorProjectManager,StantecConsultantsIn an effort to assist LOMC requesters in getting the required documents to FEMA for review, prior to or just after floodplain revisions are made, FEMA has introduced LOMC Advanced Tools which have significantly automated the reviewing of LOMCs. This new tool will assist Floodplain Managers, Communities, and individual homeowners by allowing them to submit on-line applications for LOMCs. Having to mail documents to FEMA and hoping they arrive timely to ensure a quick review and not spending valuable time waiting for items to get through the mail delivery system has created a process that is often looked at in today’s fast paced world as slow and deliberate. New applicants (LOMA, LOMR, LOMR-F, CLOMA, CLOMR, and CLOMR-F), regardless of the type of LOMC request, can apply and upload all of the information and supporting documentation, make fee payments, and check the status of their LOMA Application online on one convenient site. This workshop educates floodplain managers about the automated application process and about the latest changes in the FEMA Flood Hazard Mapping Group.

Ballroom F The Future and Case Studies of Funding for Local Flood Control Session Chair: Roger Leventhal, Marin County

• Understanding the Changes to the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program: Jeffrey House, CFM, Kimley-Horn and Associates

• Financing Critical Flood Risk Reduction Projects with Post Central Valley Flood Protection Plan State Funding Programs: Derek Larsen, P.E., MBA, CFM, Larsen Wurzel and Associates, Inc.

• Maintaining Local Control of Rural Reclamation and Flood Control Districts - A Case Study in Local Funding Measures for Reclamation District No. 1001: Andrew “Drew” Stresser, General Manager, Reclamation District No. 1001; Thomas “Tom” Engler, E.I.T., CFM., Project Manager, MBK Engineers; John W. Bliss, P.E., Vice President and LeeAnn McCabe, Project Analyst, SCI Consulting Group

Ballroom G Open Up Your Mind - Other Tools and Modeling Techniques Session Chair: Ken Schwarz, Horizon Water and Environment

• Large Scale Hydrodynamic Modeling for Multi-Objective Floodplain Management: Chris Bowles, Ph.D., P.E., President and Chris Campbell, M.S., Eco Hydrologist, cbec, inc. eco engineering; Rob Lamb, Ph.D., Rob Berry and Matthew Tancock, JBA Consulting

• More than a Map – Using GIS to Improve Hydraulic Analysis: Rajmani Subedi, P.E., CFM and Sheng Tan, GISP, Wood Rodgers, Inc.

• Using GSSHA, a Two-Dimensional Gridded Distributed Hydrologic Model for Floodplain Management: Todd Cochran, P.E., CFM, Jeffrey House, CFM, and Annjanette Dodd, Ph.D., P.E., Kimley-Horn and Associates

Ballroom H New Tools for Communicating Flood Risk to the Public and SchoolsModerator: Judy Soutiere, CFM, Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of EngineersSpeakers: Rhiannon Kucharski, Planner, Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Hunter Merritt, Planner, Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Kim Carsell, CFM, Planner, Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Craig Conner, Flood Risk Manager, San Francisco District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Lawrence Walsh, Silver Jackets Coordinator, Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of EngineersThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Silver Jackets program has been working on projects for the states of California and Nevada with outreach materials to talk about Flood Risk. Come find out about the tools that are being developed that can be used by all to reach out to the public and to schools to explore flood risk.

12:30-2:00 LUNCH AND NETWORKING - Exhibit Hall (Ballroom ABC)

1:00-2:00 FMA Coastal CommitteeSaratoga Coastal Chair: VinceGeronimo Anyone interested in coastal issues or joining the newly formed FMA Coastal Committee is welcome to join.


Ballroom D Panel: Adapting Sea Level Rise (SLR) – Building The Arc, Bailing Water and Other Adaptation StrategiesModerators: Rohin Saleh, P.E., Supervising Civil Engineer, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation Speakers: David Behar, Climate Program Director, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; Amy Hutzel, San Francisco Bay Area Program, State Coastal Conservancy; Uday Prasad, Senior Civil Engineer, Port of San Francisco,FacilitiesEngineeringGroup;LindyLowe,SeniorPlanner,SanFranciscoBayConservationandDevelopment Commission; and Dale Kerper, MSCE, P.E., Senior Coastal and Marine Engineer, DHI Water & Environment District and Kris May, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Project Manager/Coastal Engineer, AECOMSan Francisco Bay Area is home to one of the largest economies in the world housing an international forward thinking community -- how will we come together to deal with the risks of sea level rise that threatens some of the largest corporate campuses, infrastructure and housing supporting the 5th largest population in the nation and an environment that hosts sensitive species? Come hear about how our leaders are assessing risk and developing adaptive management strategies to meet multiple objectives.

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The Speakers, Who Were Up to Their Armpits in These Storm Events: DesireeVincent,GEIConsultants;JeanineFoster,AMEC; and Rob Flaner, Tetratech For decades, we have focused our land-use decisions on the FEMA FIRM; either you are in or you are out of the 100-yr floodplain. However, the number and severity of natural disasters continue to increase. This panel offers lessons learned from statistically improbable damaging events (such as Washington 2014, Colorado 2013, and Hurricane Sandy 2012), the importance of hazard mitigation, looking beyond the FIRM (with RiskMap), sustainable planning, and disaster preparedness.

Bay Shore Workshop: Flood Insurance Frenzy amidst Legislative Reform (This same workshop was presented on Tuesday, September 2) Speakers: Edie Lohmann, FEMA Region IX and Bruce Bender, ASFPM Insurance Committee Co-Chair

Come join us for this two-hour interactive discussion intended to unravel the myths and spotlight the facts of the recent flood insurance reform legislation. The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW-12) was enacted on July 6, 2012 followed by the passage of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act (HFIAA) on March 21, 2014. The legislation requires changes to all major components of the NFIP; including flood insurance, flood hazard mapping, grants, and the management of floodplains. This session will focus on the many flood insurance changes mandated by the new legislation. Learn what is being implemented, when, and who will be affected.

Magnolia Multi-objective Integrated Floodplain Management Session Chair: Pat Showalter, Santa Clara Valley Water District

• Innovative Application of Integrated Flood Management (IFM) Facility Planning/Design - Gobernadora Basin: Bruce M. Phillips, Senior Vice President, PACE (Advanced Water Engineering)

• Advanced Data Integration and Visualization Tools to Improve the Planning, Design, and Evaluation of Floodplain Habitat for Multi-Objective Flood Management Projects: Mark R. Tompkins, P.E., Ph.D., Engineering Geomorphologist, NewFields; Craig Williams, Senior Environmental Scientist and Romain Maendly, P.E., Water Resources Engineer, California Department of Water Resources

• Development of a Multi-Objective Management Plan for College Lake: Chris Hammersmark, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Eco Engineer and Sridhar Ponangi., P.E., Eco Engineer, cbec, inc., eco engineering; Jim Robins, Principal, Alnus Ecological; Kelli Camara, Technical Program Director, Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County

Ballroom E Operations and Maintenance and System Modeling to Improve Channel and Floodplain Functions Session Chair: Sara Denzler, CA Department of Water Resources

• Santa Clara Valley Water District, Stream Maintenance Program, Update and Renewal 2012-2014, Managing New Regulatory Requirements: Kristen O’Kane, Field Operations Unit Manager, Santa Clara Valley Water District; Kenneth Schwarz, Principal, Horizon Water and Environment

• Hydrodynamic Modeling of the Cougar Wetlands Habitat Enhancement Project: Jesse R. Barker, M.S., E.I.T., Eco Hydrologist and Chris Hammersmark, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Eco Engineer, cbec, inc., eco engineering; Don Trieu, P.E., Principal Engineer, MBK Engineers; Aaron Will, Regional Biologist, Ducks Unlimited, Inc.

• Reconfiguration of Alameda Creek Flood Control Channel for Geomorphic Sustainability and Fish Passage: Julio A. Zyserman, Ph.D., DHI Water & Environment, Inc.; Rohin Saleh, MSc, P.E.,CFM, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District

• The Sacramento River Levee Setback Project: Using 2-Dimensional Models to Design Ecologically Functional Floodplains: John Stofleth, Chris Bowles, Ph.D., P.E., President and Doug Shields, cbec, inc., eco engineering; Sergio Jimenez, HDR Engineering, Inc.; Kenric Jameson, West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency

Ballroom F Ways to Lower the Water so You Stay Above Session Chair: Pal Hegedus, Kimley Horn

• Sensitivity of a Hydraulic Model to Land Use Uncertainty under Extreme Flooding: Yi Shen, Chia-Jeng Chen and Sharika U.S. Senarath, AIR Worldwide, Catastrophe Risk Engineering

• Transitory Floodplain Storage: The Promise and the Potential from the Perspective of the San Joaquin River Basin: Elizabeth Andrews, P.E., ESA

• Spillway Modifications for Adapting with Revised FEMA FIRM at The Lake at Las Vegas: James A. Witnik, P.E., Angela I. MacKinnon, P.E., Edwin “Chip” Paulson, P.E., Steven P. Weber, Ph.D., and Raul V. Valdez, P.E., MWH Global

Ballroom G How Can We Improve the Use of 2D Models? Session Chair: Thomas Smith, RiverSmith Engineering

• 2D Model Co-validation in an Unconfined Floodplain: Hassan Kasraie, Richard Gleason, and David Laak, Kasraie Consulting

• Assessing Hydraulic Model Adequacy for Improving Return on Investment: Shyamal Chowdhury, Ph.D., CFM Vice President, Water Resources, John Pritchard, P.E., CFM Water Resources Associate, Michael C. Nowlan, P.E., CFM, Associate, Water Resources, and Daniel J. Matthies, P.E., CFM, Vice President, Water Resources, Wood Rodgers, Inc.

• Using 2D Modeling to Improve Emergency Management: Chris Huxley, Wood Rodgers, Inc.; Bill Syme, BMT WBM


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Session Chair: Jeanne Ruefer, CFM, PMP, Regional Program Manager, TetraTech• FEMA Risk MAP Meetings - What California Coastal Communities Need to Know: Wendy Chang, Public Relations

Specialist and Vince Geronimo, P.E., CFM, Senior Project Engineer, BakerAECOM• The Risk Conversation - Engaging the Insurance Agent: Mary Jo Vrem, FloodSMART• National Flood Insurance Program Flood Loss Prevention Solutions: Brian Shaw, CFM, Smart Vent Products, Inc.

Camino Real Come Meet the California Department of Water ResourcesCome capitalize on an opportunity to build relations and learn informally about the interesting things occurring in the organization.

3:30-4:00 BREAK - Exhibit Hall (Ballroom ABC)


Ballroom D Panel: From Rags to Riches (sort of) - How a Coalition of Flood Professionals Found Their Way and How You Can Too!Moderator: Brian Mendenhall, Project Manager, Santa Clara Valley Water DistrictPast Chairs from Cradle to Greatness- Ten Years of Thursday Meetings: Sara Duckler, P.E., CFM, Senior Engineer, Santa Clara Valley Water District; Mitch Avalon, Consultant, Contra Costa County Flood Control District; Michael Thompson,AssistantGeneralManager,SonomaCountyWaterAgency;TracyClay,PrincipalCivilEngineer,MarinCounty Public Works, Flood Control Division; Carol Mahoney, Integrated Planning Manager, Zone 7 Water Agency; and Mark Boucher, Senior Hydrologist, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation DistrictAgencies Assemble! The Bay Area Flood Protection Agency Association has a ten-year history. Learn how the Association was formed, and how it blossomed into an integrated, productive, collaborative, knowledge-sharing group of watershed-sensitive flood heroes! A brief and entertaining history of BAFPAA will be followed by a regular monthly BAFPAA meeting. All are invited to attend and to participate.

Cypress Panel: “Are we there yet?” Transitioning to Sustainable Infrastructure via the Envision Infrastructure Rating ToolModerator: Mary Simmerer, Sustainability Coordinator, California Department of Water ResourcesIs our infrastructure sustainable? Will we know sustainable infrastructure when we see it? One of the greatest challenges in building sustainable infrastructure is in knowing whether the proposed infrastructure will meet the needs of future generations, provide ongoing community benefits and have reduced environmental consequences. The EnvisionTM rating tool is designed to answer these questions. Envision applies to all civil infrastructure, addresses design, planning, construction and maintenance issues, and can be applied to at any point in an infrastructure project’s life cycle. Envision award categories are bronze, silver gold and platinum with platinum being the highest level award.

The panel presents 3 real world Envision award winning projects that used the Envision rating tool to design, build and maintain sustainable infrastructure. A question and answer session follows each project presentation.

1. Envision™ Platinum award: The South Los Angeles Wetland Park in Los Angeles, California, has transformed the previous Brownfield facility into an urban park with amenities including trails, boardwalks, observation decks, picnic areas, and a natural rock garden seating area. A wetland with riparian and emergent marsh habitat was created at the center of a densely-populated urban community, and the land use designation of the site was changed from Light Industrial to Open Space in order to ensure the continued use of the site as a wetland park. Sean Vargas, P.E., ENV SP, LEED AP, PSOMAS

2. Envision™ “Gold” award: The William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery in Anchorage, Alaska is the largest indoor sport fish hatchery in North America at 141,000-square feet, and incorporates sophisticated recirculation technology that reduces the water and energy normally used by conventional hatcheries by 95 percent. Michaella Wittmann, LEED Fellow, ENV SP GGP, Sustainability Director, SVP, HDR Engineering, Inc

3. Envision™ Platinum award: The Snow Creek Stream environment zone restoration in North Lake Tahoe, Placer County, California minimizes water use and protects water resources. Design integrates several infrastructure networks, including the North Lake Tahoe trail system and local stormwater systems. Tom Pedersen, BCES, ENV SP, Senior Vice President, Director of Sustainability, CDM Smith

Bay Shore Panel: Levee Analysis and Mapping Projects (LAMP) PilotsModerator: Edward Perez, South Central Region, California Department of Water ResourcesSpeakers: Michael Bishop, Risk MAP Analyst, FEMA Region IX; Eric Simmons, Engineer, FEMA Region IX; Thomas Smythe, Lake County Water Resources Department; and Coachella Valley Water DistrictThe Federal Emergency Management Agency initiated twenty-five pilot levee analysis and mapping (LAMP) projects for non-accredited levees in fiscal year 2013 across the nation. More non-accredited levee analysis and mapping project starts are planned again for fiscal year 2014.This session presents perspectives and lessons learned from the pilot year that are considered as the second year of implementation begins. Also included are example outcomes of the levee analysis and mapping approaches, and some high-level discussion of the current levee policy context within which the new approach is being applied for non-accredited levees.

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• Measuring the Compatibility of Agricultural Crops with Periodic Floodplain Inundation: Alejo Kraus-Polk, Research Associate, (presenter) and John Cain, Conservation Director, American Rivers; Mary Matella, Ph.D., California Sea Grant Fellow, California Coastal Commission

• Advancing the Integration of Vegetation in Floodplain Modeling and Management to Achieve Multi-Objective Benefits for Flood Risk Reduction: Stefan Lorenzato, M.S., Riparian Habitat Joint Venture Coordinator, California Department of Water Resources; Tom Griggs, Ph.D., Senior Restoration Ecologist, River Partners; Kevin Coulton, P.E., CFM, M.ASCE, Senior Eco Engineer, Seungjin Baek, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Eco Engineer, Dale Meck, E.I.T., John Stofleth, M.S., P.E., Eco Engineer, and Chris Bowles, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, President, cbec, inc., eco engineering

• Vegetation Management in Floodplains - Tools & Rules for Herbicide Use In or Near Water: Michael Blankinship, P.E., Blankinship & Associates, Inc.

Ballroom E Extreme Precipitation Symposium Moderator: Michael C. Nowlan, P.E., CFM, Associate, Water Resources, Wood Rodgers, Inc.

Speakers: Gary Estes, Director of the Extreme Precipitation SymposiumAs a partner in the Extreme Precipitation Symposium, FMA will report on the activities of this year’s Symposium.

Ballroom F Stormwater Modeling: Methods to Help You Session Chair: John Moynier, Dewberry

• Condition Assessments, How Quality Affects Quantity: Daniel J. Schaaf, P.E., Emily D. Straley, P.E., and Fidel T. Salamanca, Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers; Derek Wurst, V&A Engineering

• Stormwater Model for Triple Threat - Storms, Sea Level Rise, Subsidence: Patrick Sullivan, P.E., GHD, Inc.; Hannah Lee, P.E., Marin County Flood Control & Water Conservation District, Department of Public Works

• Use of Flood Control Detention Basins as a Regional Stormwater BMP: Andrew Trelease, P.E., Clark County Regional Flood Control District; Angela MacKinnon, P.E., MBA, PMP, CPSWQ, MWH Americas, Inc.

• Looking for Solutions to Lower Your Downstream Flooding Risk?: Jennifer Walker, P.E., D.WRE, CFM, QSD, President, Watearth, Inc.

Ballroom G Sea Level Rise, Tsunami and Other Interesting Things to Model Session Chair: David Curtis, WEST Consultants, Inc.

• A Baywide Modeling Tool for Sea Level Rise Mitigation Strategies: Dale Kerper, M.SCE, P.E., DHI Water & Environment, Inc.; Rohin Saleh, M.SCE, P.E., Alameda County Public Works Agency

• Emergency Response, Maritime, and Land-Use Planning for Tsunamis in California: Rick Wilson, California Geological Survey; Kevin Miller, California Office of Emergency Services

• Designing and Modeling in the Geodatabase - Drainage Study Workflows and Tools: Darren Bonfantine, P.E., CFM, Senior Water Resources Engineer, Wood Rodgers, Inc.

Ballroom H Communication Challenges: Risk Map to Queensland Session Chair: Carl Walker, City of Roseville

• Get Smarter - Improving Risk Communication and Flood Design Standards: Scott Edelman, Sr. Vice President, P.E., and Darryl Hatheway, CFM, Sr. Coastal Scientist, AECOM

• Evolution in Flood Risk Management Down Under: Joe Chapman, Technical Director, Water Resources, AECOM• A Call to Action: Findings of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Task Committee on Flood Safety Policies

and Practices: Lawrence Roth, PE, GE, Principal Engineer, Arcadis-US

5:30-8:00 RECEPTION AND TOUR OF THE NEW 49ERS HOME, LEVI’S STADIUM

Terra Urban Resiliency: Christchurch, New ZealandCourtyard Guest Speaker: MikeGillooly,ChiefResilienceOfficerofChristchurch,NewZealand

Guests may join the Thursday evening reception and tour of the 49ERS and Levi’s Stadium for an additional fee of $45. Guest registration for the reception and tour must be done onsite, and in advance of the event.Dress for this event is casual.


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8:00-9:00 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Ballroom CD Foyer

Cypress FMA Modeling Committee

8:30-12:00Camino Real CFM Examination: Advance (3 weeks) registration with ASFPM required at www.floods.org

Monderator: Edward Perez, South Central Region NFIP Floodplain Management Specialist, California Department of Water Resources and James Eto, California NFIP Coordinator, California Department of Water Resources

9:00-12:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND FIELD TRIP

Magnolia California Silver Jackets Team Meeting – Be Part of the 2014 Silver Jackets Team of the YearSpeakers: Judy Soutiere, Silver Jackets Coordinator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Terri Wegener, Silver Jackets Coordinator, CA Department of Water Resources This meeting is open to all city, county, tribal, state and federal agencies. The California Silver Jackets team is a team of individuals from local, tribal, state and federal agencies that come together to facilitate collaboration, share information, and leverage resources to identify and implement solutions to reduce flood risk in the State of California.

Cypress Workshop: Two-Dimensional Flood Modeling - Practical Tools and Guidelines for Effective Floodplain Studies Instructors: ReinaldoGarcia,Ph.D.,DirectorofModelDevelopment,Hydronia,LLC

Introductory: Prepared for attendees with no previous (or limited) experience in FPM or the topic area.Get the essential tools you need to get up to speed in two-dimensional hydraulic modeling quickly and effectively. Take advantage of a unique hands-on experience to learn how to setup a complete 2D flooding application using RiverFlow2D model, and gather clear guidelines that every floodplain specialist should know for successful 2D hydraulic modeling. The workshop will include presentations on 1D and 2D hydraulic modeling, the latest advances on 2D modeling tools for floodplain analysis and a case-study based description of the most common pitfalls that 2D modelers routinely encounter. We will provide guidelines to avoid these pitfalls. A hands-on exercise will allow participants to go through the main steps required for practical 2D flooding modeling and will include review of model results to assist participants in correcting potential errors.

Lobby FIELD TRIP: Urban & Nature-Based, Designed Aquatic Systems - Visit Planned and Completed Projects in Silicon ValleySpeakers/Tour Guides: John Bourgeois, Executive Project Manager, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, California State Coastal Conservancy; Stephen Ferranti, P.E., Engineering Unit Manager, Santa Clara Valley Water District;andGailSeeds,ParkRestoration&ImprovementManager,CityofCupertinoLeaving from the conference center, this field trip will tour three projects in Silicon Valley. First, we will visit the South Bay Shoreline Project, which is being planned in partnership with the Corps and many other state, local and federal agencies with the goal of transforming former Cargill salt production ponds into thriving tidal wetlands, providing increased flood protection and nature-based recreation access. Then we will head to downtown San Jose to visit the Downtown Guadalupe River Flood Protection project, which was constructed to meet a 1% level of flood protection in downtown San Jose, in partnership with the Corps and the City of San Jose. Paths, trails, gardens, public art and fish passage were all incorporated into the project, all at the feet of towering skyscrapers! Finally, we will visit a successful creek restoration project on Stevens Creek in Blackberry Farms. This collaborative project between the Santa Clara Valley Water District and the City of Cupertino restored fish passage, wetlands and riparian habitat within an urban oasis.

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